Gold Rush Days is a big festival in a small Georgia town. The festival, held on the third weekend in October, October 20-21, 2007, commemorates Dahlonega’s discovery of gold in 1828. “Gold Rush Days has been voted one of the Top 20 Events in the southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society”. according to the website. ...
Are you headed to Georgia’s wine region this year? If so, you may want to stop at one of these five amazing wineries: Habersham Winery The Habersham Winery is located in Helen, within the Nacoochee Village. It traditionally offers daily wine tastings and winery tours by appointment. I am a fan of their dessert wine, ...
Wine tours through North Georgia are becoming more and more popular. Last year I went on one out of Athens that encompassed seven wineries in two days. A new one in the mix is the beautiful Montaluce Estate in Dahlonega. Blessed with some of the steepest, well-drained hillsides to be found in the U.S., North ...
Tourism professionals looking to advance their career should consider pursuing a Travel Marketing Professional (TMP) certification from the Southeast Tourism Society. Classes for the three-year certification program are held each summer for one week at the North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega, Georgia. Founded in 1983, the Southeast Tourism Society is a membership ...
What better way to spread the warmth of the holidays than to buy your Holiday gifts from a foundation that works to lessen the poverty and unemployment among the American Indians. The Southwest Indian Foundation has this goal for the American natives in the Southwest part of the United States, specifically members of the Navajo, ...
